 JAXSON (229), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 4, 2009 750ml 2006 bottle. Darker orange pour with a large beige head. Shows much of the typical Cantillon brashness on the nose. Lemon, grapefruit, and some really funky herbal note. Not too bracing in the mouth. Very soft, in fact. Full-bodied for a lambic. Extraordinary balance, finish is long and beautiful. I prefer this to the harder Cantillons, it may be the best lambic I’ve tried in fact.
nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nov 3, 2009
Source: 750 mL, 2006 vintage bottle.
Glass: Magic Chouffe tulip.
Appearance: Cloudy yellow/gold pour with a one finger white head.
Aroma: Stinky cheese, and a tart, sour oakiness.
Flavor: Must, dust and soaked wood. Brilliant sour finish.
Palate: Light body with solid carbonation.
Overall: Not a bad beer. Not my favorite Cantillon, but a good selection.
Argentine (9), Walla Walla, Washington, USA
does not count  Oct 27, 2009 Aroma: Dank cedar swamp, slightly nutty. Taste: Sauvignon Blanc and burning acid. Too bitter/astringent and not tart like I hoped. This one doesn’t "beat champagne at it’s own game" like other gueuzes. Flavor improves as you drink and as it approaches room temp.
* Bottle labeled 2005, cork labeled 2007.
JulienHuxley (165), Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Oct 24, 2009 Updated: Oct 27, 20090.75l bottle @ Beerbistro, Toronto. Appearance is clear copper with persistent white head. A good foot away from our face, we already got a solid apple aroma when the waitress was pouring it into our glasses. Close up, a solid tart aroma mixed with grassy hops that gives off an aroma of fresh wet hay, sweat, barn and some winey aromas. Upfront taste is white wine grapes, herbal and fruity esters. Both bitter and sour at once with a long bone dry finish classic of the best lambics. The smooth champagne bubbles carry this perfect mouthfeel and great balance of infinitely complex flavors. This is as darned near perfect as I will go before the nirvana of beer.
DYCSoccer17 (2187), Davis, California, USA
Oct 23, 2009 12 ounce bottle. Not sure where I got this from. Aroma is very apple-cider like. Plenty of acetic, vinegar, funky notes and some woodiness is also present. Quite musty. Transparent amber body with a large, fizzy, frothy off-white head that dissipates fairly quickly. Quite tart and acidic to start. Acetic, vinegar-like flavors are present. Pimento olive flavors come through in the middle with a little dry woodiness later on. Some more acidity comes through late. Not sure if I like this.
golubj (1275), Sunnyvale, California, USA
Oct 22, 2009 Bottle. Orangey and yellow pour, small amount of white film / head. Aroma is some wet wood, light funk, sour fruit. Flavor is the same, not as repulsive as the last cantillon that I had.
hellbilly (1492), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Oct 13, 2009 on tap 8/26/2009 at papago... awesome!
hazy pour is reminiscent of the color of iced tea topped by a spongy tannish head.
a distinct smell of leather is followed by a blast of freshly cut flowers, stinky musty basement, pale malty sweetness and rotten tart red raspberries.
the palate is bracingly tart and dry though there is a lot of malt kicking around in the back. lots of subtle/refined flavors moving around and changing frequently... tart red raspberries on the verge of molding, musty funk, flowers, minerals, herbs and lemony tartness. as it warms, the barrel and it’s tannins begin showing.
intense mouth feel... it is bitter, dry, prickly and tart yet it is quite substantial.
amazing stuff... 9/5/9/5/19/4.7
drowland (1360), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Oct 11, 2009 My first unblended!
750mL vintage 2006 poured into a flute. Nice thick beery off-white head that goes away pretty fast. The color is cloudy orange and golden. The aroma is dusty champagne as well as as layers of flowers/fruit and a touch of fresh hop and malt. The flavor is intensely sour at first and morphs to cherries, some tannins, a bit of apple peel, and a hint of malt and hop. Interesting stuff.
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